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Chapter 15, Problem 77TAE(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Why are thick wires rather than thin wires usually used to carry large currents?
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Why are thick wires rather than thin wires usually used to carry large currents?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
The resistance of a conductor is given by,
Where
is the resistivity of the material,
is the length of the metal and
is the cross-sectional area.